T. S. Eliot Quotes
Those who say they give the public what it wants begin by underestimating public taste and end by debauching it.
Quotes to Explore
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It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.
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I have just begun a work in which an important part is given to a large chorus and with it I want to use several of your instruments - augmenting their range as in those I used for my Equatorial - especially in the high range.
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Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.
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We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.
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The economy in Ireland has been rampaging ahead for the last 15 years. Barring an international, political or natural catastrophe, things can only get better for the Irish.
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We could have gone with much bigger labels and more money, but we wanted to go with a company that is LA based, all in the same building, and really understands what the artists want.
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Clothes are a big part of a free society, I think, and what you wear is so indicative of the political climate you're living in.
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It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you'll be labeled a political writer.
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Mindsets, skills and leadership, experience and access, and critical consciousness - we need all four of these things for our students to be the leaders, people and citizens we want them to be.
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We want to believe that we're invulnerable, and that people who get tricked deserve it. Well, they don't. And someday the arrogant types who mock the gullible are likely to get their turn to wear the dunce cap.
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I'm a collaborator. I know I don't know everything. I don't want to know everything.
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I want girls to know that equality exists in this world. You can do anything you want.
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I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.
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I'm terrified of therapy because I don't want it to mess with my creativity.
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I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.
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If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.
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I want to play in as many theatres as possible, work with as many brilliant people as possible, but definitely do a new play.
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As an actor, I'm familiar with having bursts of energy, where you're giving things a try, and then you have down time.
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That job should not be a political job. We should not be hearing very publicly from the leader of the FBI.
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Most of the cricketers are doing side businesses apart from playing the sport, so why should I be left behind. I feel there is a lot of money in making films, and since Punjabi cinema is doing good, this is a lucrative option for me.
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There are thousands of capable Americans who would pursue a degree in nursing if we had room in our schools for them.
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My pessimism goes to the point of suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.
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Russia itself is a European country, and not just because our major political and economic centres are in Europe, but because Russian culture is primarily European culture.
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Those who say they give the public what it wants begin by underestimating public taste and end by debauching it.
